Great Blossoming
Item
- Title
- Great Blossoming
- Alternative Title
- Great Blossoming
- Creator
- Karen Blessen
- Date
- 2020
- Description
- The image shows an open notebook with handwritten text. The left page contains repetitive phrases like "This is the shit," "This is the seed," and "This is the weed," followed by "This is the blossom." The right page includes a list of questions and attributes such as "What grows in the wake of a shitstorm like this?" and "What are the components of 'STRONG'?" with various attributes listed in blue ink, including "GRIT," "FAITH," "LOVE," "GOOD CHEER," "HUMOR," and others.
- Dates Completed
- Feb 17, 2020 - March 29, 2020
- Keywords
- Great Blossoming; 29 Pieces; Origin story; 15-year anniversary; Covid-19 pandemic; Ankle replacement; Lockdown; Seeds; Garden metaphors; Shitstorm; Lotus blossom; Viral spread; Human care; Kelly’s surgery; Pandemic awareness; Lincoln NE; UNL library project; Frustrations; Phoebe Little; Yale admission; Shelley Thornton; Weeds; Coronavirus genome; Darkness; Recalibration; Post-surgery care; Joy of reading; Lynda II Gordon; Emily Dickinson biography; Lockdown struggles; Daily walks; Neighborhood photography; Grey days; Meditation group; Artistic survival tips; Vision and ethics; End of normal life; Growth cycle; Pandemic virus; Strength components; Tribal identity; National identity; Art from past pandemics; Human contact; Compassion; Sources of inspiration; Hilma af Klimt; Spiritual inspiration; The volcano blew
- Transcription
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Left Page:
This is the shit.
This is the seed.
This is the weed.
This is the hail storm.
This is the freeze.
This is the sun.
This is the wind
This is the scedling.
This is the plant.
This is the blossom.
This is the seed.
This is the weed.
This is the blossom.
Right Page:
And the questions:
What grows in the wake of a shitstorm like this?
Do only the strong survive?
What are the components of 'STRONG'? RELENTLESSNESS?
ADAPTATION?
GRIT?
FAITH?
LOVE?
GOOD CHEER?
HUMOR?
GRACE?
MONEY?
CREATIVITY?
WILL?
COURAGE?
CREATIVITY?
STRENGTH?
RUTHLESSNESS?
the GREATEST of THESE is - Rights
- To inquire about usage, please contact Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries. These images are for educational use only. Not all images are available for publication.
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